Seasonally adjusted building employment rose year-over-year (y/y) from September 2023 to September in 40 states. It declined in 10 states and the District of Columbia, in keeping with Related Common Contractors of America’s (AGC) evaluation of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) information.
Texas added probably the most building jobs (42,300 or 5.1 %), adopted by Florida (37,100, 5.9 %), Ohio (16,400, 6.9 %), Michigan (12,600, 6.6 %), and Indiana (12,500, 7.7 %). The most important share will increase had been once more in Alaska (21 %, 3,700 jobs) and Hawaii (12 %, 4,500), adopted by Oklahoma (9.4 %, 7,800) and Nevada (8.8 %, 10,000).
The most important loss once more occurred in New York (-6,900, -1.8 %), adopted by Oregon (-4,800, -4.1 %) and Maryland (-4,600, -2.9 %). Oregon had the biggest share loss, adopted by Maryland and Maine (-2.6 % -900 jobs). For the month, building employment rose in 24 states, and D.C. declined in 23 states, but it surely was unchanged in Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Texas added probably the most jobs (8,100 or 0.9 %), adopted by Ohio (6,700, 2.7 %), Florida (3,600, 0.5 %), South Carolina (2,900, 2.4 %), and Colorado (2,000, 1.1 %). Ohio had the biggest share achieve, adopted by South Carolina, Alaska (1.9 %, 400), and Nebraska (1.9 %, 1,200).
Tennessee misplaced probably the most building jobs within the month (-1,600, -1.0 %), adopted by Oregon (-1,500, -1.3 %) and Louisiana (-1,500, -1.1 %). North Dakota misplaced the very best share of jobs (-2.1 %, -600 jobs), adopted by Oregon and West Virginia (-1.2 %, -400). For D.C., Delaware, and Hawaii, BLS posts mixed totals for mining, logging, and building; AGC treats the modifications as all from building.
